New-York tribune., 1887-04-24
THE THEATRES.
GOSSIP OF THE WEEK.

Maurics Gran WIN. NJ the partner Of Messrs. Abbey
and Schoehel personally superintends Madame Bel n
hsrdts tour, did scoompsny her on hef TIP 70 81
Louis where she has teeu playing since sne ieft new.
York: he will Join her In Chicago whitner no starts to
night His account OF the Newark fasoo differs con-
siderably from most OF those already printed The
houses he said the other day, were 30 ghs ss to be
hardly worth counting Madame Bernhardt,
however played carefully throughout the performance
and certainly did not out any PARTON OF eodora"
st any representation. II useless for her to
com ,ete her engagement there, and We accordingly
notified the proprietor OF the theatre to that effect
offered to give him sum OF money which would equal
what the share OF the house was, but he would not
listen to the proposition ohered 70 SUBMIT the oher
to arbitration to this also he would net agree.
Finally had to satisfy him by giving him the sun of
$500 and taking his cancelled contract In exchange
In St. Louis Madame Bernhsrdt has bcen doing
remarkably we'll this week, and think her Chicago
engagement ought to be q successful one but IL Is
hard to say nowadays what chicago likes docs not
like"
With this week Mr. Dockstader says good by for
period to New-York. The young man certainly has
cause for selfcongrstulaton, for he has conducted
hazardous experiment to successful end Next week
be goes upon the road with his company, and his ast
nights will DO devoted to the choioer morses picked
from the bills OF fare OF his season. which he desgns
for production upon the road.
James O. Duff talked the other day Of the r"n of
A Trip to Africa" at tho Standard Theatre. OF
COURSE" said he had serious doubts to whether
the public Of New-York would reverse the unfavor-
abe alignment they passed upon the piece when 1t was
frat produced here. 1 reasoned, however, that an
opera which had been uniformly successfu In every
city In which II had been produced throughout the
az 1ntry must have something In it which would appeal
10 New-Yorkera / have now satisfied myself that
though the opera is perhaps not tbs greatest ever
written, 1t has, when played BY competent company,
all the elements of The bretto Ia the weakest
norton of It. have purchased Audrens latest comic
opera, La Cigale,' and think | have In 1t small
gold mine. It has certainly oeen ono o OF the great
pains expense In mounting and casting 1t tor pro,
duotion here. The story Ia interesting one, and
would without the music ALL make quite an interest
ing and weconstructtd little drama That IL, after
all the test to apply to the book OF an opera II has
eemerts OF success without the music you are toler
ahy safe IN thinking IL good book. But have dis
covered by experience that amount of good music
will bolster up bad bretto. The authors OF this
are the men who wrote Olivette and The Mascot
Bat the opera 10 far superior either OF those. 1t h
In three acts each act having three scenes ballet
will be introduced and in fact the production will
almost be q spectaou ar ono shall engage somo
ne~ people for the principal parts AMI. unless am
altogether mistaken La Cigale Will run all the
season. l have never felt so confident about work
before"
John A. McCaun was Ia .own last week, but left for
Chicago on Fridav night He talked before he went of
his experience with Ruddygorc." awe were doing
said he very good tusiness In Chicago cons idering
that has made any monoy there to speak OF
this season, and the sale In advance was an exceed
iuply strong suddenly, one morning came tue
dispatche, from New York healed 10 large type,
Failure of Ruddygore 'Ruddy Eoro q Flat Fizzle,'
etc. The story of Mr. stetsons hasty and, think. i'll
ad, Ised action OF Withdrawing the opera suddenly
when Its business tar from bad followed these
beadings Our business at once dropped at least 90
per oent and we never recovered it, Hasty readers OF
the papers thought the Chicago production
ferred TO- who others thought that IL was their luty
to second the w-York verdict My company In
suffered in like manner Its busihess dropped the
first evening after the publication OF the New-Ycrk
dispatches. | have no doubt the opera was not
monumental success at the Filth Avenue but II the
tenants were undesirable Mr.. Stetson could have got
rid them in less ostentatous fashion. and wodld
have saved not hnself alone but me also serious
losses" Next week Colonoi McCaulPs company play
In "a Don Cassr," and the Black Husssr" will open
their summer season at wallaok's Theatre. Several
attractive novelties are held by Colonel McCaull and
will probably be produced duIing tho season.
On Saturday April 27. Bolossy Kiraliy will leave
for Europe on tho City OF Rome lie goes TO complete
arran gem Paris for Victoren Sardou's Croco
die" which with costumes scenery and effects
will be presented throughout the United states next
season under the personal management oi MI. hirafy
Mr. Kiraliy will DO abroad Tor hvo weeks
Mr. Mckee Rankin and his wiio closed last night
what has turned out 10 be Q remarkably successful
eng aeement at tho Fifth Avenue Theatre When Mr..
stetson announced that he was going TO withdraw
Ruddvgor his friends shook their heads but when
ho stated further that he was going TO supply IT'S
place with Western play and Mr. and MIRA Mckee
Certainly no one foresaw that The Golden Giant"
could have turned out popular "A play. Ii will re-
turn to this city IN May and choice 81 threo theatres
ia offered TO Mr. RANKIN The probabilities are that IL
will be seen at the Lyceum Theatre alter the OF
- Tho Highest Bidder" Allan Dare" tho play
which Admiral Porter wrote Tor Mr. Rankin. will be
seen In this CITY ~ December probably u; the Star
Theatre where 1t will be produced with strong cast
under the auspices OF the author
Dixey's season at the BIou Theatre will close at the
end OF May and his place there will be filled by Neil
Burgess who has been engaged by Charles Ftohnan
for OF thirty weeks Mr.. Burgess will appear
In bis old play OF vlm" winch first this
house Ii has been entirely rewritten and
mechanical effects have been introduced in It, Mr.
Frohman hopes that It will run As sumner attraction
almost into the tall. and II ceases TO draw
in NewYork he will take II TO San Francl co with oil
the scenery and effects and this too in iaco OF that
theatrical boge,, the Interstate Commerce BILL Ii
NAV be mentioned that Mr. Dixeys trip to San Fran
CISCO which abandoned on account OF the pro-
OF the bill would have cost him IN return fares
no less than $1,000. This divided over the FIVE
weeks Of his season therefor he was to play nowhere
going or returning would havo amounted to $500
week-s large slice OF his prospective pronts His
Journey from Cincinnati 10 Philadelphia alone cost
pl 100 in tares. AN increase OF some S|OO over old
rates.
The Tbalis Opera Company, writes Mr.. Hnyman
from San Francisco, has hardly been successful
could be wished, and tho season will therefore be
summary closed. Two weoks OF It will DO taken up
by LOUIS Ian son, no will appear in The Noblest
Roman Of Them ALL" now iarco comedy in which
he has been quite successful this season.
Last night Robert b. Mantell closed his OF
thirty ono weeks in N,w-Haven where he had
cellent house. j. w. Keller, the author of "Tangled
Lives" being old Yale man, the college turned out
to do him honor Mr.. Pitou, MautolPs manager, yes
footed up the receipts OF the season. lie found
to his surprise that in the they were large,
and is inclined to think that tor his first
star Mr. Mante has done remarkably we'll The re-
ceipts amounted to betm Gen 500, ,00) and 81 1000.
Instead OF going to England as has been bis usual
custom during the summer Mr.. Mantel will remain
here IIe has taken a cottage at Long Branch, where
he will live during the hot weather. During this time
no will study his part in new play which has been
written for him by Mr.. ke er Its provisional title is
" III Americana" and IL deals with the adventures OF
a young American engineer 10 South America.
Mucb ipfarast hal heen felt amoop maDao here